An 88-year-old British man died following a mugging in Los Cristianos, in the south of Tenerife, and three men have now been arrested following his death
Three men have been arrested over the death of a British pensioner mugged last week outside his Tenerife holiday home.
The 88-year-old, named only as Ray, passed away in hospital following last Wednesday’s assault and the trio were held hours after it emerged the Brit had died.
It is not yet clear where they were held and if they are all facing homicide charges.
A spokesman for Spain’s National Police, confirming the arrests, said: “I can confirm three people have been arrested following the incident last Wednesday involving the British man who subsequently died in hospital.”
The victim, who recently celebrated his birthday at a Tenerife pub after travelling to the island for a holiday, is understood to have died from a head wound he suffered after a brief struggle.
He had been fighting for his life in hospital following the violent attack in Los Cristianos in the south of Tenerife. He was with his 79-year-old wife at the time.
Flowers have been left for the Brit outside the apartment block where the mugging took place after tributes were paid to him online.
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